All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S05E01

Kandi: WE KNOW THAT IT'S GETTING
CLOSE TO OUR FINAL DAYS,

AND OUR BODIES ARE
JUST BREAKING DOWN.

**

Man: NOT FOR ONE MINUTE
THAT I THOUGHT MY LIFE

WOULD END UP LIKE THIS.

OW, MY LEGS!

Woman #1: I'M SO FAR GONE.

I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP.

-MOM!
-I'M RIGHT UNDER YOU.

-[ Crying ] I NEED OVER!
-YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE.

PLEASE!

Woman #2:
I FEEL LIKE I LET MY KIDS DOWN.

INSTEAD OF ME
TAKING CARE OF THEM,

THEY'VE BEEN
TAKING CARE OF ME.

IT'S YOU -- YOU ARE
THE ONE KILLING HIM.

-WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SISTER?
-COME ON.

-PICK IT UP.
-I LOVE YOU, KANDI!

[ WHIMPERS ]

Bobbie: HER HEART STOPPED.

Brandi:
THE ONLY THING MORE DIFFICULT
THAN FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE

IS FIGHTING FOR THE LIFE
OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE.

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Kandi: MY TWIN AND I HAVE
AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE LIFE.

EVERY DAY, GETTING OUT OF BED
IS SUCH A STRUGGLE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO FACE IT SOMETIMES.

THE FIRST FEW STEPS OF THE DAY
IS JUST ALL AGONY.

IT'S JUST SO HARD
TO DO ANYTHING,

AND IT'S THE SAME WAY
FOR MY SISTER.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BOTH OF US
JUST WANT TO GIVE UP.

WHEN I WAKE UP,

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE EXCITED
ABOUT IN THE DAY.

I JUST...
MADE IT ANOTHER NIGHT.

RIGHT NOW,
LIFE IS MISERABLE.

IT'S HARD TO GET READY
FOR THE DAY ON MY OWN.

I WISH BRANDI
COULD HELP ME,

BUT WE BARELY FIT
IN TIGHT SPACES TOGETHER...

SO I HAVE TO CLEAN MYSELF.

THE WORST PART TO CLEAN
IS MY STOMACH AREA,

BUT IF I DON'T
CLEAN UNDER THERE,

I'LL GET BLISTERS.

I HATE IT.

MY STOMACH AND MY SIZE
MAKE ME FEEL DISGUSTING.

WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER,
BUT WE'RE GETTING SO BIG,

WE CAN BARELY TAKE CARE
OF EACH OTHER.

WE STILL HAVE TO TRY,

'CAUSE IT'S HARD
TO DO ANYTHING ON OUR OWN.

I DON'T REALLY LIKE MY BODY.
I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY ARMS.

WHEN I WASH MY HAIR,
IT TAKES THE LONGEST

BECAUSE MY ARMS ARE SO HEAVY,
I HAVE TO PUT THEM DOWN.

IT'S JUST A BURDEN.

EVERYTHING'S A BURDEN.

MAKES ME HATE MYSELF.

[ FLOORBOARDS CREAKING ]

ONCE WE ARE DONE
TAKING SHOWERS FOR THE DAY,

ME AND MY SISTER
HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE HAVE POWDER.

BECAUSE OF ALL
OF OUR EXTRA SKIN,

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE EXTRA DRY.

IF WE DON'T PUT POWDER
UNDERNEATH OUR SKIN,

THEN THE SKIN RUBS TOGETHER
AND IT CHAFES AND...

GETS RED AND HURTS, AND...

BUT WE CAN'T POWDER
OURSELVES ON OUR OWN.

EVEN IF WE CAN DO
SOMETHING ON OUR OWN,

SOMETIMES, IT'S JUST --

IT'S JUST EASIER
TO HELP EACH OTHER.

SECOND NATURE.

YEAH, SECOND NATURE.
IT'S JUST NATURAL FOR US.

[ GRUNTS ]

THAT'S GOOD.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO RELY ON ANYBODY ELSE...

BUT I HAVE TO.

AND MY SISTER'S THE ONLY
ONE THAT I CAN TRUST.

SHE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S
ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.

AS TWINS, MY SISTER

AND I HAVE LIVED TOGETHER
OUR WHOLE LIFE,

AND WE'VE HAD THE SAME STRUGGLES
OUR WHOLE LIFE.

WE STARTED GAINING WEIGHT
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG,

AS SOON AS WE WERE ABLE
TO EAT SOLID FOOD,

BECAUSE OUR BIOLOGICAL DAD
USED FOOD AS A BABYSITTER.

WHEN WE COULD CRY,
HE WOULD DUMP A WHOLE BOX

OF CEREAL ON THE TABLE

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT
TO DEAL WITH US.

NEITHER OF OUR PARENTS
HAD TIME FOR US,

SO MY SISTER AND I HAD
A LONELY CHILDHOOD.

MY PARENTS BOTH WERE
ADDICTED TO DRUGS.

SO WE ONLY HAD
EACH OTHER AND FOOD.

THEIR FATHER WAS A DRUG DEALER,

AND HE DEALT OUT OF THE HOUSE,

SO WE HAD A LOT OF STRANGERS
IN AND OUT OF OUR HOME.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE
TO PROTECT US,

AND WE WERE MOLESTED

BY AN ACQUAINTANCE
OF OUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER.

NO MATTER WHAT PROOF
I GAVE THEIR FATHER,

HE REFUSED TO BELIEVE IT.

SO OUR HOUSE WAS A LOT OF ANGER,

A LOT OF VIOLENCE,

AND A LOT OF FEAR.

WE THOUGHT THINGS
WOULD GET BETTER

BECAUSE MY MOM AND DAD
BROKE UP,

BUT THINGS DIDN'T GET
ANY BETTER

BECAUSE SHE WASN'T THERE.

I WAS IN REHAB
ON THEIR 4th BIRTHDAY.

AT THAT TIME,
I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE DRUGS,

BUT THEN I TURNED TO ALCOHOL.

Sherry: I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT THEIR MOTHER

WAS AS FAR INTO HER ADDICTION
AS SHE WAS.

UNFORTUNATELY, GRANDPA WAS VERY,
VERY, VERY SICK,

AND HE COULDN'T TAKE THE TURMOIL
OF TWO KIDS IN THE HOUSE.

BUT IF I'D HAVE KNOWN
THE SEVERITY OF IT,

THEY'D HAVE BEEN
WITH ME IMMEDIATELY.

GROWING UP, THE BEST TIMES
IN OUR LIFE

WERE GOING TO SEE OUR GRANDMA
AND GRANDPA EVERY SUMMER.

TO BE WITH OUR GRANDPARENTS,
IT WAS SAFE.

IT WAS SECURE.
IT WAS PERFECT.

BUT AT HOME,
OUR MOM WAS A SCARY DRUNK.

SHE WOULD BLACK OUT TO WHERE
SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

SO IT WAS JUST ME AND MY SISTER,
AND FOOD MADE US FEEL GOOD.

AS LONG AS WE HAD FOOD,
THINGS WEREN'T THAT BAD.

FOOD WAS A HAPPY
PLACE FOR US.

IT WAS...

COMFORTING.

WE WOULD FIND WAYS
TO GET FOOD.

WE WOULD GET EXTRA SNACKS
BY WORKING IN THE CAFETERIA.

WHATEVER WE COULD GET.

PIZZA POCKETS,
CHIPS, CANDY, SODA.

SO, WE JUST STARTED
GETTING BIGGER TOGETHER.

AND BY THE TIME WE WERE 12,
WE WERE PUSHING 200.

SO, MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAS MISERABLE.

WE GOT BULLIED
ALL THE TIME.

IT WAS JUST ME AND MY SISTER
AGAINST EVERYBODY.

AND WHAT MADE US BOTH
FEEL BETTER WAS FOOD.

THE FIRST THING WE WOULD DO
WHEN WE GOT HOME

IS WE WOULD GET A SNACK.

WE WOULD MAKE ENOUGH
FOR SEVEN PEOPLE,

AND THEN WE WOULD
JUST EAT IT ALL.

IT WAS ABOUT 14 WHEN THE GIRLS

FINALLY GAVE UP
ON TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.

I THINK THEY HAD
CONVINCED THEMSELVES THAT,

"IF I LOOKED UGLY ENOUGH
AND BIG ENOUGH,

THAT NOBODY WOULD
HURT ME AGAIN."

OUR EATING DIDN'T
SLOW DOWN.

AND BY THE TIME
WE STARTED HIGH SCHOOL,

WE WERE 300 POUNDS EACH.

AND THINGS KEPT
GETTING WORSE.

OUR JUNIOR YEAR
OF HIGH SCHOOL,

OUR MOTHER'S DRINKING
WAS SO OUT OF CONTROL

THAT WE WERE FIGHTING
CONSTANTLY.

SHE WAS OUT AND DRUNK
AND NOT THERE FOR US.

THINGS GOT SO BAD.

WE WITNESSED OUR MOM
ATTEMPT AND THREATEN SUICIDE

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

THE WORST MOMENT
WAS ONE NIGHT

WHEN MY MOTHER TRIED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

SHE WAS SO DRUNK,
AND SHE STARTED SAYING

SHE WAS GONNA BLOW
HER BRAINS OUT,

AND SO SHE STARTS
GOING IN THE ROOM,

AND KANDI HAS TO
PHYSICALLY STOP HER.

[ Voice breaking ]
HAVING TO, LIKE,

PHYSICALLY HOLD
YOUR MOTHER DOWN

FROM GOING TO GET A GUN

WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT A CHILD
SHOULD HAVE TO DO.

BUT WHEN WE CALLED THE POLICE,
MY MOM DECIDED TO KICK US OUT.

WE'RE 16.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

WE HAD TO RELY ON EACH OTHER
AND LIVE ON OUR OWN

AND TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

SO WE GOT A JOB
AT A DEPARTMENT STORE TOGETHER,

SO WE COULD PAY THE BILLS,

BUT ALL THE REST OF OUR MONEY
JUST WENT TO FOOD.

WE WOULD JUST
CONSTANTLY EAT.

AND WE STARTED HAVING
BAD ANXIETY ATTACKS

BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF NOT BEING
ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.

AND NOW WE'VE HAD
TO STOP WORKING

BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T
PHYSICALLY DO IT ANYMORE,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO,

BUT WE ALSO CAN'T STOP
EATING.

IT'S ALL WE THINK ABOUT,
DAY AND NIGHT.

RIGHT NOW,
MY LIFE IS WAKING UP

AND GETTING FOOD
AND WATCHING TV.

Sherry:
THEIR WEIGHT HAS JUST TAKEN AWAY

ANY DREAMS THAT THEY HAD.

I THINK THEIR HEALTH
HAS DETERIORATED

AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE
GOING DOWN UNTIL THEY'RE --

THEY'RE -- THEY'RE JUST GONE --
TILL THEY'RE GONE.

THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FUNCTION
IS IF WE HELP EACH OTHER

GET READY AND OUT THE DOOR.

STAY.

WE HARDLY EVER
LEAVE THE HOUSE.

I'M SO BIG, IT'S GETTING
DIFFICULT TO FIT INTO MY CAR.

UGH. YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO BACK OUT.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

Kandi: IT'S GOTTEN TO
THE POINT OF BEING, LIKE,

SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'M WORRIED THAT I WON'T BE ABLE
TO DRIVE MUCH LONGER

BECAUSE I'M SCARED THAT

I WON'T BE ABLE
TO FIT BEHIND THE WHEEL.

Brandi: BUT WE GO OUT
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO.

WE GO OUT TO GET FOOD.

BUT BEING OUT IN PUBLIC
AT THIS SIZE --

IT'S HARD WHEN PEOPLE
START TO STARE.

I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH IT.

AND THE ANXIETY STARTS
TO CREEP IN.

-[ SNIFFLES ]
-AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY,

I START TO HAVE
A PANIC ATTACK.

I'M TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T
EVER WANT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE.

I'M SCARED.

I DON'T WANT TO GO
IN THERE.

Kandi: DO YOU WANT TO GO
GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

YEAH.

LET'S DO THAT.

Brandi: SOME DAYS,
WE CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE,

WHEN MY ANXIETY'S
AT ITS LIMIT,

I WANT TO RUN TO FOOD.

SO, WE JUST EAT.

IT'S THIS HORRIBLE CYCLE.

OKAY, CAN I PLEASE
GET TWO LARGE NUMBER 2s?

AND THEN, COULD I ALSO
GET TWO STRAWBERRY SUNDAES?

HELLO.

I CAN HOLD IT.

GOT IT.

JUST WANT TO PULL OVER
AND EAT?

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

I WONDER IF THERE'S PARKING
BEHIND THIS BUILDING.

I DON'T LIKE TO EAT
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE
JUDGING ME.

THIS GOOD?

[ CHUCKLES ]

Kandi: WHEN WE'RE IN PUBLIC,
I DO HEAR COMMENTS.

AND WHEN PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS
TO US ABOUT OUR SIZE,

THEY THINK THEY'RE BEING FUNNY.

Brandi:
I HATE THAT I'M THIS BIG.

I HATE MYSELF BECAUSE PEOPLE
JUST JUDGE MY OUTER SHELL.

FOR THE MOST PART,
I'VE HATED MYSELF MY WHOLE LIFE

BECAUSE I'M FAT.

BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING.

MY WEIGHT'S KILLING ME,
BUT IT'S AN ADDICTION.

IT'S HARD TO STOP.

THAT WAS GOOD.

FOOD IS A CONSTANT
PART OF OUR DAY.

IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT,
SOMEONE IS BRINGING IT TO US.

[ DOG BARKING ]

I LIKE TO COME AND CHECK IN
ON THE GIRLS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

I KNOW THEIR SITUATION
HAS A LOT TO DO WITH

WHAT I ALLOWED TO HAPPEN
WHEN THEY WERE KIDS,

BUT IT'S STILL HARD
TO SIT THERE, AS THEIR MOM,

AND NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,

EVEN NOW,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

YOU GUYS WANT SOME PANCAKES?

-HASH BROWNS?
-YES, PLEASE.

I'VE TRIED TO STAY
A PART OF THEIR LIVES,

BUT THEY TOLD ME,
IF I STOPPED DRINKING,

THEY'D STOP WITH THE FOOD.

BUT IT SEEMS WHEN I TRY,
THEY DON'T.

YOU BEEN TRYING TO WATCH
YOUR EATING AT ALL?

I'VE KIND OF BEEN
EATING A LOT OF PIZZA.

Brandi: UH-HUH.

OKAY.

AS A MOTHER, YOU BELIEVE THAT,

NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILD.

-ALL RIGHT.
-LOVE YOU, MOM.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

BUT WE'RE ALL ADDICTS.

I CAN'T BREAK MY CYCLE,
AND THEY CAN'T BREAK THEIRS,

AND I KNOW WE'RE
ALL KILLING OURSELVES.

EVERY TIME I COME
AND VISIT MY DAUGHTERS,

I WONDER, IS IT THE LAST TIME
I WILL SEE THEM?

Kandi: I'M ASHAMED OF MYSELF
BECAUSE, HOW IS IT

WE COULD GET THROUGH
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED,

BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH THIS?

STAY.

[ DOG BARKING ]

MY WEIGHT IS KILLING ME SLOWLY,

BUT WHEN I'M HUNGRY,
I JUST DON'T CARE.

I JUST WANT TO EAT.

I'M TERRIFIED OF BEING
CLOSE TO 600 POUNDS.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE FAMILIES

AND WANT TO BE ABLE
TO GO AND TRAVEL

AND SEE THE WORLD.

WE HAVE NO HOPE.

WE GO TO BED EVERY NIGHT
WORRIED THAT ONE OF US

WON'T MAKE IT THROUGH
THE NIGHT.

Kandi: WE KNOW THAT IT'S GETTING
CLOSE TO OUR FINAL DAYS,

AND WE NEED TO STOP IT
BEFORE WE GET ANY WORSE.

BUT I FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN CHANGE.

AND WE CAN'T LOSE
EACH OTHER.

I COULDN'T LIVE
WITHOUT MY SISTER.

AND I KNOW SHE COULDN'T
LIVE WITHOUT ME.

**

Kandi: WHEN A CHANCE TO GET
YOUR LIFE BACK COMES ALONG,

THE ONLY RIGHT CHOICE IS
TO TAKE IT

AND FIGHT AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

[ DOG BARKING, KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

GET BACK! STOP!

-HELLO, GRANDMA.
-HI. HOW ARE YOU?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
-HEY, GRANDMA.

GOOD. HI.

DOGS, STOP!

HOW ARE YOU GUYS?

GOOD.

Sherry: I MADE A SPECIAL TRIP
DOWN HERE TODAY

FROM PENDLETON TO SEE THE GIRLS

AND EXPRESS MY CONCERNS
ABOUT THEIR HEALTH,

BECAUSE I'M AFRAID,
ONE OF THESE MORNINGS,

THEY'RE JUST NOT GONNA WAKE UP.

-HOW'S YOUR ANXIETY?
-MM. NOT GOOD.

NOT GOOD?

THAT'S WHY WE AREN'T
BACK AT WORK YET.

YEAH.

Sherry: THE GIRLS KNOW
THAT THEY NEED HELP,

BUT THEY'RE TOO AFRAID
TO GO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN

BECAUSE THEY KNOW,
IN ORDER TO BE IN HIS PROGRAM,

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
TO MOVE TO HOUSTON,

AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

SO I'M TELLING THEM TODAY THAT,

IF THEY WILL TRY
TO DO THE PROGRAM,

THAT I WILL PAY FOR THEIR MOVE.

AS YOU GUYS WELL KNOW,

FROM THE TIME YOU WERE
VERY, VERY LITTLE,

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
IN MY HEART.

YOU'RE LIKE MY OWN.

AND I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT.

PRETTY SOON, YOUR HEART'S NOT
GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

I CAN'T LOSE YOU GUYS.

IT'S NOT NATURAL
FOR GRANDDAUGHTERS

TO GO BEFORE A GRANDMA.

[ CRYING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[SIGHS] I DON'T WANT
TO PUT YOU THROUGH THAT.

-[ SIGHS ]
-I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,

AND I'M REALLY AFRAID

THAT I'M GONNA LOSE
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS

IF WE DON'T GET
SOMETHING DONE.

I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID
TO GO SEE DR. NOW IN HOUSTON

BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT
YOU WOULD HAVE TO LIVE THERE.

BUT IT COULD BE
A LIFE-CHANGING THING.

AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU
AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN --

EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY,
AND A LITTLE BIT FINANCIALLY.

YOU'RE NOT A BURDEN TO ME.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
A BURDEN TO ME --

EITHER ONE OF YOU.

DOING THIS -- I LOOK AT IT
AS MONEY WELL SPENT.

[ SIGHS ]

I LOVE YOU.

-I LOVE YOU, TOO.
-YOU'RE AMAZING.

WE'RE BOTH READY TO CHANGE.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA
LIVE A LONG LIFE --

LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE
OF ME WHEN I GET OLD.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Kandi:
MY GRANDMOTHER'S AMAZING,

AND SHE'S ALWAYS
BEEN THERE FOR US.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT HER.

IT'S SCARY TO THINK
ABOUT LEAVING.

-HEY, GRANDMA, LOVE YOU.
-LOVE YOU, TOO.

-LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU.

AND IT'S A BIG STEP FOR US.

[ SIGHS ]

-GRANDMA.
-GRANDMA.

I KNOW. SHE'S AMAZING.

I'M SCARED RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUR HOME,

BUT I KNOW THIS IS
OUR CHANCE TO GET HELP

AND TRY TO TAKE OUR LIFE BACK.

BUT IT'S STILL REALLY SCARY.

STAY.

Kandi: WE'VE BEEN PACKING

AND PREPARING
TO MOVE TO HOUSTON.

WE'RE NOT TAKING MUCH, 'CAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE ROOM IN THE CAR.

BUT MY GRANDMOTHER
IS HELPING US PACK,

ALONG WITH SOME FRIENDS
OF THE FAMILY.

I THINK THIS
IS THE MOST SCARY THING

[Chuckling]
WE'VE EVER DONE.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU KNOW,

MORE THAN A COUPLE
HOURS' AWAY FROM HOME

AND AWAY FROM PEOPLE,

SO IT'S GONNA BE TERRIFYING.

WE'RE, LIKE, HOMEBODIES.

AT LEAST OUR GRANDMA'S
COMING WITH US,

BUT THEN SHE'S GOING
BACK HOME,

AND THEN WE'LL BE ALONE.

WE'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOWZARADAN,

BUT IT'S SCARY BECAUSE
WE HAVE NO IDEA

WHAT HE'S GOING
TO WANT US TO DO.

WE'RE MAKING THIS HUGE STEP

BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS
LITTLE GLINT OF HOPE.

WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT
APPROVED YET FOR THE SURGERY.

BUT IF WE'RE EVEN
GETTING THE CHANCE

TO GO TO THE DOCTOR'S FOR IT,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HELP,

THAT WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY
AND THIS MOVE FOR NOTHING.

IF THE DOCTOR WON'T HELP US,
THAT WOULD KILL ME.

Brandi: WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD
FOR A FEW DAYS NOW,

AND THIS IS THE FARTHEST
EAST WE'VE BEEN.

IT'S VERY STRANGE BEING
IN A FOREIGN LAND.

IT'S VERY STRANGE BEING
ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HOME.

IT MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THERE'S
SO MUCH I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED.

THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD
OUT THERE TO DISCOVER.

THIS WEIGHT IS JUST HOLDING ME
BACK FROM SO MUCH.

I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO EXPERIENCE

WHAT NORMAL
20-SOMETHING-YEAR-OLDS CAN DO,

AS FAR AS DATING AND DOING
FUN THINGS WITH FRIENDS.

Kandi: I WANT THIS SO BAD, AND I
HOPE DR. NOWZARADAN CAN HELP ME.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW WE CAN CHANGE.

I CAN'T SEE HOW
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY.

AFTER THREE DAYS CRAMMED
IN THIS TINY CAR,

WE ARE DEFINITELY
STARTING TO HURT.

AT THE MOMENT,
MY RIGHT ANKLE HURTS,

BUT I CAN TELL,
IN A COUPLE HOURS,

EVERYTHING'S GONNA
START HURTING.

Sherry: I CAN TELL THAT
THE GIRLS ARE VERY STRESSED.

AND I'M CONCERNED,

BECAUSE ANY SORT OF
ADDITIONAL STRESS

WILL SEND THEM RIGHT BACK TO
RELYING ON FOOD FOR THE COMFORT.

Kandi: I NEED FOUR
OF THE SMOKED HAM SLIDERS,

A LARGE ORDER
OF MOZZARELLA STICKS,

AND A THREE PIECE
OF POTATO CAKES.

MAN: Okay.

Kandi:
I KNOW WE SHOULDN'T BE EATING
SO MUCH FAST FOOD RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST SO STRESSFUL.

WE JUST HAVE TWO
MORE DAYS TO GO.

WE JUST NEED TO GET THERE,

AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE
TO FOCUS BETTER

AND START DOING WHAT WE NEED.

Brandi: THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE.

OH, LORDY, IT JUST
KEEPS GETTING BIGGER.

Kandi:
I'M GLAD WE MADE IT TO HOUSTON.

BUT FINALLY SEEING THE CITY
MAKES THIS ALL VERY REAL.

WE FINALLY MADE IT,

AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE
DR. NOWZARADAN.

AND I'M GETTING REALLY NERVOUS.

I'M NOT SURE I'M READY
TO GO IN YET.

THIS IS SCARY --

NOT JUST BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA

WHAT TO EXPECT
OR WHAT THE DOCTOR WILL SAY...

Woman:
BRANDI AND KANDI DREIER?

...BUT IT'S BEEN YEARS
SINCE WE'VE BEEN WEIGHED,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW BIG WE ARE.

Brandi: I'M SCARED TO SEE
HOW FAR I'VE LET MYSELF GO.

IF I'VE GOTTEN OVER 600 POUNDS,

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA
COME BACK FROM THAT.

**

Brandi: I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I WEIGH.

AND I'M SCARED TO SEE
HOW FAR I'VE LET MYSELF GO

AND IF THE DOCTOR CAN HELP ME.

I'M ALMOST AT 600 POUNDS.

SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE
MAKES ME FEEL DISGUSTED.

I'M EMBARRASSED
OF HOW MUCH I WEIGH.

Woman: ALL RIGHT.
KANDI, YOU'RE NEXT.

Kandi: I DON'T WANT TO GET
ON THIS SCALE.

SEEING BRANDI FIND OUT HOW MUCH
SHE WEIGHS WAS HARD TO WATCH.

I THOUGHT I'D BE AT THE SAME
WEIGHT AS BRANDI,

BUT I'M EVEN HEAVIER.

THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE
IS THE HIGHEST I'VE EVER SEEN.

Brandi: I'M HOPING THE DOCTOR
IS WILLING TO HELP US.

I'M NERVOUS.

THE FEAR THAT WE DROVE
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE AND...

FOR DAYS, AND THEN
JUST GET TOLD "NO."

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HOW Y'ALL DOING?

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

I'M BRANDI.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
BRANDI.

-AND...
-KANDI.

...KANDI.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

SO, WHERE YOU ALL
COMING FROM?

-VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.
-VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

LONG WAY FROM HOUSTON, HUH?

A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT.

KANDI, YOU ARE 604 POUNDS.

AND, BRANDI,
YOU'RE 587 POUNDS.

-YEP.
-MM-HMM.

SO, WHAT HAS LED YOU
TO THIS WEIGHT?

UM, OVEREATING.

WE'VE HAD SOME TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES,

SO WE USE FOOD FOR COMFORT.

SO, YOU ARE COMFORTING
YOURSELF WITH FOOD,

AND NOW YOUR WEIGHT
IS OUT OF CONTROL.

GIRLS, BETWEEN BOTH OF YOU,
YOU'RE OVER HALF A TON.

DO YOU REALIZE
HOW BIG THAT IS?

-YEAH.
-MM.

HOW LONG HAS THIS
BEEN THE CASE?

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
OVERWEIGHT FROM CHILDHOOD?

SO, YOU HAVE A LIFETIME
OF RUNNING TO FOOD,

AND YOU BOTH NOW ARE ENABLER

TO YOUR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
HABITS.

THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT IS
GOING TO BE TOUGH TO BREAK.

Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI AND BRANDI
HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN WORLD,

WHERE THEY CAN HIDE
AND GO TO FOOD TOGETHER.

BREAKING A DYNAMIC LIKE THIS
WITH ANY FAMILY MEMBER IS HARD,

BUT AS TWINS WHO
OPERATE THE SAME WAY,

THAT'S GOING TO BE MUCH
HARDER TO ADDRESS.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,

IF THEY DON'T CHANGE
THEIR BEHAVIOR NOW,

THEY WILL END UP
KILLING EACH OTHER.

SO, I'M GONNA START
FIGURING OUT

HOW WE'RE GONNA CHANGE
THE EATING HABIT.

SO, I'M GOING TO PUT YOU

ON A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET.

YOU'RE GOING TO CUT
ALL YOUR CARBS OUT OF YOUR DIET,

EAT ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY --

NO SNACKING BETWEEN
THE MEAL.

AND YOU NEED TO BE
MORE ACTIVE.

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE
50 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

AND IF YOU DO THAT,
I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY.

I WANT KANDI AND BRANDI TO LOSE
A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT,

SO I'M GIVING THEM
A BIG CHALLENGE

TO GET THEM TO START TO CHANGE.

YOU REALIZE, IF YOU TWO
DON'T MAKE A CHANGE NOW,

ONE OF YOU IS GOING
TO LOSE THE OTHER.

SO, FROM NOW ON,

YOU HAVE TO MOTIVATE
EACH OTHER FOR THE GOOD,

NOT FOR THE BAD.

IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
TO SAVE EACH OTHER.

WELL, IF YOU COME
BACK NEXT MONTH

AND YOU DON'T LOSE THAT WEIGHT,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE APPROVED.

-YEAH.
-RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT? WE GOT TO GET
SOME BLOOD WORK DONE,

SO WE CAN RUN SOME TESTS,
AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

Kandi: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Y'ALL TAKE CARE.

[ GRUNTS ]

I'M SCARED WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

BEING TWINS, IT'S GONNA
BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES,

BECAUSE WE'RE EACH OTHER'S
WORST ENABLERS.

BUT WE ARE ALSO
EACH OTHER'S SUPPORT SYSTEM.

MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT,
BUT WE CAN HANDLE THIS.

SILKY.

Brandi: IT FEELS WEIRD
TO BE HERE IN HOUSTON.

I'M NOT READY
FOR MY GRANDMA TO LEAVE.

-MM-HMM.
-MM-HMM.

-OKAY?
-MM-HMM.

I LOVE YOU.

GET STRESSED AND SCARED,
CALL ME.

Kandi: YEAH.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE
THAT TEMPTATION

TO HAVE SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE,

JUST ASK YOURSELF
ONE QUESTION --

IS THIS BITE
WORTH MY LIFE?

-OKAY?
-MM-HMM.

Sherry: THEY HAVE EACH OTHER'S
SUPPORT HERE,

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
THEY ENABLE EACH OTHER.

I HOPE THAT THEY TURN INTO
EACH OTHER'S SUPPORTER

MORE THAN EACH OTHER'S ENABLER.

Brandi: SAYING GOODBYE
TO MY GRANDMA IS LIKE,

"OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS REAL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING,
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY ALONE NOW."

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA
ADJUST WITHOUT HER.

I'M SCARED THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO THIS ALONE,

AS JUST SISTERS,
WITHOUT GRANDMA.

BUT I'M SO READY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

-READY TO GO?
-YEAH.

LET'S LET THE DOGS OUT.

Brandi: KANDI AND I HAVE BEEN
DOING WHAT WE CAN TO GET OUT

AND STAY ACTIVE.

Kandi: IF WE WANT TO LOSE
50 POUNDS EACH THIS MONTH,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WORK REALLY HARD.

Brandi: I HOPE THAT,
ONCE WE LOSE THE WEIGHT,

OUR ANXIETY WILL GET BETTER

AND WE'LL GET THE CONFIDENCE
THAT WE NEED.

BUT FOR NOW, WE ONLY FEEL
COMFORTABLE AROUND EACH OTHER.

SO WE WALK OUR DOGS

IN THE PARKING LOT
BEHIND THE BUILDING

BECAUSE IT'S SECLUDED,

IT'S NOT WHERE
PEOPLE CAN SEE US.

YOU READY TO GO BACK?

YEAH,
I'M STARTING TO CRAMP.

Kandi: I FEEL BAD THAT
I SLOW MY SISTER DOWN,

BECAUSE I WANT HER TO SUCCEED.

Brandi: WE'VE ALSO BEEN
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN

TO FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S DIET.

DOES A SALAD
HAVE CALORIES?

SO, 25 CALORIES
FOR THIS WHOLE BAG.

IT'S BEEN A LOT TO LEARN,

AND IT'S HARD TO STICK
TO IT COMPLETELY.

JUST A LITTLE EXTRA
CHEESE THERE, PLEASE.

KIND OF LIKE CHEESE.

I'M KIND OF
A CHEESE PERSON.

-YEAH, BUT WE CAN'T HAVE --
-I KNOW THAT.

IT'S REALLY EASY TO GO OVER
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CALORIES

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO EAT
IN A DAY.

JUST A SCOOP?

YEAH, NOT TOO BIG AT ALL.

LIKE THAT?

MMM.
MAYBE JUST A TAD BIT MORE.

WELL, NO.

BUT WE KNOW
WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

IT'S JUST GOING
TO BE A PROCESS.

Kandi: HAVING TO LEARN
A WHOLE NEW WAY

OF APPROACHING FOOD
IS REALLY HARD.

I USED LIGHT --
LEAN TURKEY.

I LIKE IT.

I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE
MY SISTER HERE

TO KEEP ME ON TRACK AND HELP ME
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.

AND I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.

WE SEE THE DOCTOR IN A WEEK,

AND WE'LL FIND OUT
IF WE'VE LOST ENOUGH

TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

THANK YOU FOR DINNER, SIS.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SIS.

Brandi: MY SISTER AND I WORKED
REALLY HARD THIS PAST MONTH,

AND TODAY, WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO OUR SECOND DOCTOR'S VISIT.

THE DOCTOR WANTED US
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

IN ONE MONTH
IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED,

WHICH SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE.

AND WORKING TO LOSE WEIGHT
THIS PAST MONTH

HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST
THINGS WE'VE BOTH DONE.

KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER?

Kandi: I'M VERY NERVOUS
TO SEE THE SCALE TODAY,

'CAUSE WE NEED THIS SURGERY
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I'M EXCITED.
I'M PROUD OF HER.

I'M PROUD OF ME.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL
LOST SOME WEIGHT,

AND THIS IS VERY GOOD.

SO, I THINK YOU
BOTH ARE READY.

MY ONLY CONCERN
IS SOME OF YOUR TEST RESULTS

FROM YOUR LAST VISIT.

SO I WANT TO GET YOU OVER TO THE
HOSPITAL TO DO SOME MORE TESTS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
KANDI AND BRANDI,

THEY BOTH DID VERY WELL
THIS PAST MONTH.

RIGHT NOW, MY CONCERN
IS THAT THEIR HEART

MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO SURVIVE THE PROCEDURE,

BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW
UNTIL I RAN SOME TESTS.

SO, WE'LL SET YOU UP
FOR YOUR TESTS TOMORROW.

IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD,

I'M GOING TO APPROVE
BOTH OF YOU FOR SURGERY.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.

Brandi: TO MAKE THE PROGRESS
WE DID MAKES ME SO PROUD.

BUT I'M JUST REALLY SCARED
THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE

WITH EITHER OF US

THAT COULD PREVENT US
FROM SURGERY.

SO, RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT

TO GET THESE TESTS
OVER WITH TOMORROW

AND SEE THE RESULTS.

[ SIGHS ]

Kandi: IT'S BEEN A REALLY
STRESSFUL FEW DAYS.

Brandi: WE'VE BEEN
LETTING OUR THOUGHTS

GET THE BEST OF US LATELY.

WAITING TO HEAR
THE OUTCOME OF THE TESTS

HAS CAUSED ALL MY ANXIETY
TO COME BACK.

WHAT IF WE'VE DONE
ALL THIS WORK FOR NOTHING?

WOMAN:
Order when you're ready.

TWO LARGE NUMBER 2s
WITH EVERYTHING ON IT, PLEASE.

SOMETIMES,
WHEN I FEEL THIS WAY,

I FEEL LIKE THAT IF I EAT,
THEN EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

THIS WAS OUR LAST HOPE.

IF WE DON'T GET SURGERY,
THEN THIS IS IT --

WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP GAINING
UNTIL ONE OF US DIES,

AND NEITHER OF US CAN LIVE
WITHOUT THE OTHER.

**

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

Brandi: WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID
OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS,

SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T REALIZE
HOW YOU RESPOND TO THAT FEAR

IS THE BIGGEST THREAT
TO YOUR FUTURE.

Kandi:
WE'RE BOTH REALLY NERVOUS.

KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER?

THAT'S NOT A LOT
OF WEIGHT LOSS.

I JUST HOPE WE'RE ABOUT
TO GET SOME GOOD NEWS.

I'M JUST REALLY SCARED
THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE

WITH EITHER OF US THAT COULD
PREVENT US FROM GETTING SURGERY.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ]

Dr. Nowzaradan:
HELLO. HELLO.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

-GOOD. YOU?
-HOW ARE YOU?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

SO, BRANDI,

YOU LOST 4 POUNDS
IN 10 DAYS?

KANDI, YOU ALSO
LOST 4 POUNDS.

YOU LOST THREE TIMES THAT IN THE
SAME AMOUNT OF TIME LAST MONTH.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE ADDED CARBS.

YOU KNOW CARBS ARE NO LONGER
PART OF YOUR DIET.

WE WERE JUST REALLY STRESSED
ABOUT THE TESTS.

OKAY. YOU TWO CANNOT AFFORD

TO START GOING BACKWARD
AT THIS POINT.

KANDI, YOUR EKG WAS
A LITTLE BIT ABNORMAL.

YOUR HEART IS NOT
PUMPING ADEQUATELY

BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT.

IF YOU CONTINUE GAINING
WEIGHT OR NOT LOSE WEIGHT,

YOUR HEART FAILURE
IS GONNA BE IMMINENT.

YOU NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

TO GET YOUR HEART
HEALTHIER FOR SURGERY.

NOW, BRANDI,
YOUR EKG IS NORMAL.

BUT I'M NOT APPROVING
YOU FOR SURGERY

BECAUSE OF YOUR LACK
OF PROGRESS THIS LAST WEEK.

BRANDI AND KANDI MADE GOOD
PROGRESS IN THE FIRST MONTH,

BUT HOW THEY HANDLED THE STRESS
OF THIS CURRENT SITUATION

SHOWS ME THAT THEY'RE
INFLUENCING EACH OTHER

NEGATIVELY WHEN THEY'RE UPSET.

THIS, COMBINED WITH
KANDI'S HEART ISSUE,

MEANS BOTH OF THEM ARE NOT READY
FOR SURGERY RIGHT NOW.

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON TRACK,
BUT YOU DIDN'T,

SO YOU'RE NOT READY.

I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO WORK
TO LOSE AT LEAST

ANOTHER 30 POUNDS
OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

THINK YOU CAN DO IT?

GONNA DO IT.

OKAY.

THIS ISN'T THE NEWS
I WAS EXPECTING.

I'M SCARED.

MY FEAR IS THAT
MY HEART WILL GO OUT --

I'LL DIE
AND LEAVE MY SISTER.

Brandi:
I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE,

SO I'M GONNA PUSH HER
EVEN HARDER.

SHE'S GONNA PUSH ME
EVEN HARDER.

I HAVE TO DO THIS
FOR BRANDI.

MY LIFE'S ON THE LINE
HERE.

I GOT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN.

IF ONE OF US GOES,
THE OTHER ONE WILL GO.

THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD
LIVE WITHOUT EACH OTHER.

WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER, SIS?

LET ME KNOW
IF YOU NEED HELP.

Brandi:
OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS,

WE'VE BEEN PUSHING OURSELVES

JUST LIKE WE DID
THE FIRST MONTH.

AND KANDI'S EVEN
OFFERED TO COOK NOW,

WHICH IS A FIRST.

Kandi: I KNOW I'VE GOT TO
PUSH MYSELF HARDER THAN BEFORE

IF I WANT TO GET SURGERY.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S
REALLY DIFFICULT,

I'M TRYING TO STAND A LOT MORE
AND CONTRIBUTE AROUND THE HOUSE.

OKAY, SIS, SO WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A SERVING AND A HALF

OF GREEN BEANS EACH.

OKAY? SO -- WHAT --
30 CALORIES?

WELL, 35.

35.

BEFORE WE STARTED
THIS JOURNEY,

WE REALLY WOULDN'T PAY
ATTENTION TO PORTION SIZE.

BUT NOW I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO MEASURE OUT OUR FOOD,

TO STAY WITHIN
THE CALORIE LIMIT.

COMMITTING TO THE DIET
ACTUALLY FEELS GOOD,

AND I'M HOPING IT'S GONNA
PAY OFF EVENTUALLY.

IT WAS DEFINITELY
A WAKE-UP CALL --

FINDING OUT THAT
I HAD A HEART PROBLEM.

BUT I HAVEN'T FELT
LIKE GIVING UP YET.

NO.

IT'S NOT BAD, I SWEAR.
WHAT?

-ARE YOU LYING?
-NO.

MM-HMM.

Brandi: IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
TELL WHO NEEDS MORE MOTIVATION.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES,
WE BOTH NEED IT.

SOMETIMES, IF SHE'S MORE
IN A FUNK, SHE NEEDS IT.

SOMETIMES, IF I'M MORE
IN A FUNK, I NEED IT.

Kandi: HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT TIME
WE SEE THE DOCTOR,

THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE
WILL SHOW HOW MUCH

WE'RE COMMITTED
TO THIS NEW LIFESTYLE...

OHH!

...BECAUSE OUR LIVES DEPEND
ON DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.

KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER?

Brandi: OVER THE PAST MONTH,

MY SISTER AND I HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING THAT THE DOCTOR

HAS ASKED OF US.

I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT
WE'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT

TO BE APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

Kandi: I ALMOST MADE IT BELOW
500 POUNDS.

IT'S NOT AS MUCH WEIGHT LOSS
AS THE FIRST MONTH,

BUT IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY
SHOW THE DOCTOR

THAT WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS.

Brandi:
IT FEELS GOOD THAT WE HAVE
LOST MORE THAN A POUND A DAY.

I'M HAPPY, BUT I JUST
DON'T WANT TO BE APPROVED

FOR SURGERY IF KANDI ISN'T.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD.

I AM DOING OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU BOTH
LOST EXACTLY 32 POUNDS.

THIS IS GOOD.

YOU'VE SHOWN ME YOU UNDERSTAND

THE IMPORTANCE
OF STICKING TO THE DIET.

SO, BRANDI, I THINK
YOU'RE READY,

SO I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BRANDI AND KANDI
ARE BACK ON TRACK AGAIN,

AND I AM PROUD OF THEM.

BUT BOTH OF THEM
ARE LOSING EXACTLY

THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT,

AND THEY ARE IN SYNC.

THEY'RE JUST TOO DEPENDENT
ON ONE ANOTHER.

KANDI, I CAN SEE YOU'RE
MAKING MORE OF AN EFFORT,

BUT WE NEED TO GIVE YOU
A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME

AND TO MAKE SURE YOUR HEART
IS AS HEALTHY AS IT CAN BE

BEFORE YOU'RE READY
FOR SURGERY.

OKAY?

SO, THIS MAY BE A BLESSING
IN DISGUISE FOR BOTH OF THEM.

THEY CAN START LIVING
MORE AS INDIVIDUALS,

AND THEY CAN START
MAKING PROGRESS OF THEIR OWN.

BRANDI, WE'RE GONNA GET
YOU SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY.

BOTH OF YOU,
KEEP MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

AND, KANDI,
YOU CAN GET THERE, TOO,

BUT NOT UNTIL
I'M MORE CONFIDENT

THAT YOUR HEART CAN
HANDLE THE SURGERY.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON.

OKAY.

AS MUCH AS I WANT
THE SURGERY NOW,

I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO DO ANYTHING

TO PUSH MY HEART
OVER THE LIMIT.

AND THE PLUS SIDE IS,

I'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE
OF BRANDI WHEN SHE RECOVERS.

SO I'M JUST GONNA
KEEP WORKING HARD

TO MAKE SURE I GET THERE.

[ SIGHS ]

Sherry: YOU ALL RIGHT?

I MEAN...
I'M SCARED.

EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

GONNA BE VERY GOOD.

Brandi: HAVING MY GRANDMA
AND MY SISTER HERE

IS THE ONLY REASON I FEEL
STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THIS.

I KNOW MY SISTER'S SCARED,
AND I'M SCARED FOR HER, TOO.

RISKING EVERYTHING
FOR A BETTER LIFE --

EITHER RISK IT AND LIVE
A BETTER LIFE,

OR END UP DYING YOUNG,

SO I HAVE TO GO
THROUGH WITH IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO TRY

TO DO A GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE
ON BRANDI.

GASTRIC BYPASS IS
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY

TO TREAT SUPER MORBIDLY
OBESE PATIENTS.

WHEN WE DO A BYPASS,
WE REDUCE THE STOMACH

TO THE SIZE OF A SMALL ORANGE.

WE ALSO BYPASS THE UPPER PART
OF SMALL INTESTINE,

SO THE PATIENT WILL
ABSORB FEWER CALORIES

AND GET FULL VERY QUICKLY.

BUT BRANDI IS STILL
VERY OBESE

AND VERY HIGH-RISK,

SO WE CAN'T PUSH HER
BODY TOO HARD.

WE DON'T HAVE ROOM
IN THE ABDOMEN

TO MOVE INSTRUMENTS
TO DO GASTRIC BYPASS, SO...

IN THE CASE
OF GASTRIC SLEEVE,

WE REMOVE PART OF THE STOMACH

THROUGH ONE
OF THE SMALL INCISIONS

AND LEAVE A SKINNY,

SMALL STOMACH IN PLACE.

OKAY.
LET'S CLOSE HER UP.

ALL RIGHT.
BRANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

NOW SHE HAS A VERY
SMALL STOMACH,

WHICH WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT
OF BYPASS IN THE SHORT TERM.

BRANDI.

BRANDI, CAN YOU
OPEN YOUR EYES?

THE SURGERY'S ALL OVER.
YOU DID GREAT.

SHE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO LOSE 100 POUNDS

IN NEXT FEW MONTHS.

SHE JUST NEEDS
TO STAY MOTIVATED,

BE PROACTIVE ABOUT
INCREASING HER ACTIVITY,

AND MAKE PROGRESS ON HER OWN,

WHILE KANDI FOCUSES
ON HER WEIGHT LOSS.

Kandi: IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG
DAY OF STRESS, FEAR, WORRY,

AND I'M SUPER RELIEVED
TODAY'S OVER FINALLY.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD
OF MY SISTER.

**

[ SIGHS ]

DO YOU WANT SOMETHING
TO EAT, SIS?

UM, I CAN TAKE A JELLO.

Brandi: SINCE SURGERY, I HAVEN'T
HAD MUCH OF AN APPETITE,

WHICH I KNOW WAS THE WHOLE POINT
OF THE OPERATION.

THANKS.

IT'S WEIRD NOT HAVING
THE CRAVINGS.

IT MAKES ME FEEL
A LITTLE LOST AT TIMES,

BECAUSE SOMETHING THAT WAS
SUCH A BIG PART OF MY LIFE

ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY SISTER

AND HOW SHE'S
TAKING CARE OF ME.

THE HARDEST PART, THOUGH,

IS FEELING
DISCONNECTED FROM HER.

I FEEL LIKE I LEFT HER BEHIND,

AND PART OF ME FEELS LIKE

I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD
THE SURGERY WITHOUT HER.

IT'S JUST HARD NOT
HAVING HER DO THIS WITH ME.

ARE YOU MORE NERVOUS
OR LESS NERVOUS

THAT YOU'VE SEEN ME
GO THROUGH IT FIRST?

PRETTY EXCITED.
I WANT TO GET APPROVED.

HOPEFULLY,
MY HEART'S BETTER.

WELL, IT'S GETTING BETTER,
THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE,

AND THEN I GET
TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

I'LL TAKE THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]

I JUST HOPE SHE CAN
HAVE THE SURGERY

BEFORE ANYTHING
HAPPENS TO HER.

Kandi: BRANDI'S BEEN RECOVERING,

AND SHE'S STILL LOSING
MORE WEIGHT THAN ME.

SO I'VE HAD TO START GETTING
OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE,

SO I CAN HAVE A CHANCE

AT GETTING APPROVED FOR SURGERY,
TOO.

I'VE HAD TO DO THINGS WAY
OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.

LIKE, TODAY, I'M GOING TO WORK
OUT BY MYSELF WITHOUT BRANDI.

IT'S NOT FUN DOING IT
WITHOUT HER,

BUT I GOT TO DO WHAT I GOT TO DO
TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

-HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD. KANDI.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS LAMIKA.

AND I'M ALEX.

HI. KANDI.

OKAY.

Kandi:
I'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED OUT

IN A GYM, SURROUNDED
BY LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE,

SO THIS IS ALL
PRETTY INTIMIDATING.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

I KNOW I HAVE
TO START DOING THINGS

ON MY OWN RIGHT NOW
TO LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT

TO GET MY HEART HEALTHY.

BUT MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE HAD
MY SISTER WITH ME BY MY SIDE.

HAVING HER SUPPORT IN MY LIFE

IS THE ONLY REASON
I'M HERE TODAY.

BUT DOING THIS TOGETHER
IS NOT AN OPTION RIGHT NOW.

GOOD JOB.
PERFECT.

SO WE BOTH HAVE TO LEARN
TO START TO EXPERIENCE

SOME THINGS ON OUR OWN --

WE HAVE NO CHOICE,

IF WE BOTH WANT
TO MAKE PROGRESS.

SO I'M GOING TO PUSH MYSELF
TO DO THIS.

PART OF ME IS SCARED OF THAT,

BUT ANOTHER PART OF ME
WANTS TO GET OUT THERE

AND SEE WHAT I'M CAPABLE
OF ON MY OWN.

COME ON. COME ON.
YOU GOT IT.

AND 10.

GOOD JOB, KANDI! HEY!

I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD

THESE PAST MONTHS

TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS
ON MY OWN AS I CAN.

KANDI DREIER?

SO I'M REALLY ANXIOUS RIGHT NOW

TO SEE WHAT KIND
OF PROGRESS I'VE MADE...

YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND STEP UP.

...AND TO FIND OUT IF
MY HEART IS HEALTHY ENOUGH YET.

OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND GO TO ROOM 5.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD
MAKING PROGRESS ON MY OWN,

AND I'M REALLY PROUD
OF THAT NUMBER.

AND NOW THE ONLY REAL QUESTION
IS IF MY PROGRESS

HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO GET MY HEART
STRONG ENOUGH FOR SURGERY.

I JUST HOPE I'M GOING
TO FINALLY GET SOME GOOD NEWS.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU LOST
A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

I HAVE ALSO GONE OVER
YOUR EKG RESULTS,

AND YOUR HEART
IS LOOKING MUCH BETTER.

I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

SO I'M APPROVING YOU TODAY.

YAY!
[ LAUGHS ]

YOU EXCITED?

YES.

OKAY.

KANDI STUCK WITH IT
AND WORKED VERY HARD

TO MAKE PROGRESS,
SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER.

THIS IS STILL GOING TO BE
A HIGH-RISK SURGERY FOR HER.

ONCE A HEART IS COMPROMISED
LIKE KANDI'S HAS,

IT'S VERY EASY
FOR ONE LITTLE THING

TO PUSH HER OVER THE EDGE,

AND SOMETHING
FATAL COULD HAPPEN.

SHE NEEDS SURGERY TO KEEP GOING

AND TO KEEP PROGRESS LONG-TERM,

AND I THINK
SHE'S READY RIGHT NOW.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO
VERY WELL. I'M PROUD OF YOU.

[ Chuckling ]
THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE HOSPITAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

BYE.

[ Singsong voice ]
I GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

[ Normal voice ] I AM FEELING
JUST REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW.

I CANNOT WAIT TO TELL BRANDI.

AND NOW THAT I'VE STARTED
TO DO THINGS ON MY OWN,

IT'S MADE ME REALIZE
SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO

THAT I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT.

I AM REALLY EXCITED.

**

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS
IN DISTANCE ]

Kandi: THE DAY OF SURGERY
IS FINALLY HERE FOR ME,

AND I AM REALLY SCARED.

I CAN TELL BRANDI'S
NERVOUS FOR ME.

WE CAN BOTH FEEL
EACH OTHER'S ANXIETY.

-I LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

IT'LL BE GOOD.

-DON'T LEAVE ME.
-I WON'T.

Brandi: OUR GRANDMA
CAN'T MAKE IT DOWN THIS TIME,

BUT OUR MOM IS HERE.

I'M JUST WORRIED THAT MY MOM

IS GONNA STRESS KANDI OUT
BEFORE HER SURGERY.

-HEY, KIDDO.
-ALL RIGHT, MAMA.

SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS.

LOVE YOU.

Kandi: MY WORST FEAR IS THAT
SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG,

BUT BRANDI SHOWED ME
I COULD DO THIS.

SHE DID IT, SO I CAN,
NO MATTER HOW SCARED I AM.

TODAY, KANDI IS HAVING HER
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SHE HAS HAD ISSUES
WITH HER HEART.

SO, I'M NOT GOING
TO EVEN ATTEMPT

A FULL GASTRIC BYPASS TODAY.

WE CAN TURN
THE ROOM LIGHT OFF.

THE GOAL IS TO PERFORM
A SLEEVE OPERATION,

LIKE WE DID WITH HER SISTER.

Brandi: LONG WAITING GAME.

I'M JUST TELLING MYSELF
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE FINE,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING
IF I LOST MY SISTER.

EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.

WE REMOVED A PORTION
OF KANDI'S STOMACH NOW.

THAT WOULD REDUCE HER APPETITE

AND MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT
FOR HER TO OVEREAT.

SO, ALL WE NEED TO DO NOW
IS TO SUTURE HER,

AND SHE'LL BE DONE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED.

KANDI'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL.

Woman: HONEY,
OPEN YOUR EYES FOR ME.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO HER
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY.

AND DURING THE SURGERY,

WE HAD NO DIFFICULTY
WITH HER CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.

THE NEXT 72 HOURS
IS CRUCIAL FOR HER RECOVERY.

THE FIRST PRIORITY
IS TO GET HER UP AND WALKING.

BUT FOR NOW, KANDI NEEDS
TO JUST REST AND TRY TO RECOVER.

-MORNING, SIS.
-MORNING.

HOW YOU FEELING?

YOU GET UP YET TODAY?

Kandi: MNH-MNH.

YOU READY TO TAKE A WALK?

YEAH.

OKAY.
WE CAN DO THAT.

Kandi: WHEN I'M MOVING,
MY STOMACH,

I FEEL IT, LIKE, STRETCHING,

AND I JUST DON'T WANT
TO MOVE TOO FAR

AND PULL SOMETHING OUT
AND POP A STITCH.

WATCH YOUR STEP.
I WAS GONNA SAY --

Brandi:
KANDI HASN'T BEEN GETTING UP TO
WALK THESE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS,

AND I'M GETTING REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT HER.

SHE'S SAYING SHE DOESN'T
FEEL WELL OR LIKE IT.

-I FEEL NAUSEOUS.
-YOU FEEL NAUSEOUS.

NOW THAT KANDI'S FINALLY
GOT SURGERY, IT'S GONNA HELP ME

BECAUSE SHE'LL BE ON
THE SAME PAGE AS I AM.

IT'LL HELP ME
WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS,

IT'LL HELP HER
WITH HER WEIGHT LOSS,

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL
TOGETHER AGAIN.

[ MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY ]

Man: CODE BLUE, ROOM 217.

CODE BLUE IN ROOM 217.

WHAT THE HELL IS
A CODE BLUE?

WHAT THE HELL?
IS SHE OKAY?

[ CRYING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH MY SISTER?

[ BOTH CRYING ]

OH, MY GOD.

[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

-COME ON. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
-I LOVE YOU, KANDI!

[ CRYING ]

[ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

SHE BETTER NOT LEAVE ME.
OH, MY GOD.

Bobbie: SHE'S NOT GONNA
LEAVE YOU, BABY.

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

[ CRYING ]

HI.

[ SNIFFLES ]

UH, KANDI TOOK
A TURN FOR THE WORSE.

SHE CODED.
[ SNIFFLES ]

SHE'S --
SHE'S IN ICU NOW.

[ CRYING ]

OH, THE NURSE SAID
THAT SOMEBODY TOLD HIM

THAT HER BLOOD PRESSURE
WAS DROPPING,

AND WHEN HE WENT IN THERE,
SHE WAS BLUE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

HER HEART STOPPED.

THEY THINK SHE -- SHE
MIGHT HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI,
AFTER SHE DID SOME WALKING,

SHE STOPPED BREATHING
AND HER HEART STOPPED.

SO, IN ORDER TO PREVENT
ORGAN FAILURE

AND BRAIN DAMAGE,

I AM PLACING HER IN
A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA.

WE PUT HER ON
A VENTILATION MACHINE

TO BREATHE FOR HER

TO RELIEVE SOME OF THE STRESS
ON HER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

I BELIEVE WHAT HAS HAPPENED

IS THAT HER LACK OF ACTIVITY
FORMED A BLOOD CLOT,

AND WHEN SHE GOT UP
AND MOVED AROUND,

IT DISLODGED AND CAUSED
A PULMONARY EMBOLISM,

WHICH, IN MOST CASES,
CAN BE FATAL.

MY GOAL RIGHT NOW
IS TO MAKE SURE KANDI

WILL COME OUT OF THIS
WITH NO LONG-TERM EFFECTS.

BUT AT HER SIZE,
THIS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT.

I'VE BROUGHT IN
A PULMONARY DOCTOR

TO MONITOR HER AROUND THE CLOCK

AND MAKE SURE THERE
ARE NO OTHER SETBACKS,

BECAUSE HER BODY
CANNOT SURVIVE

ANY FURTHER STRESS RIGHT NOW.

[ CRYING ]

ALL HER VITAL SIGNS --
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

WE GOT HER ASLEEP, OKAY?

AND SHE'S GETTING COOLED OFF,

AND DR. VARON
IS TAKING CARE OF HER.

AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP HER
ASLEEP TILL WHEN...?

I WOULD SAY
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

SO, ONE DAY OF COOLING,
THEN ONE DAY OF WARMING.

I WILL WAKE HER UP FOR YOU GUYS
ON SUNDAY MORNING,

AND WE'LL KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

OKAY?

YOU WANT TO TALK TO HER?

[ SNIFFLING ]

[ CRYING ]

I LOVE YOU, SIS.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

I JUST WANT HER TO BE UP.

SO I CAN TELL HER
I LOVE HER.

YOU HAVE TO FIGHT.

[ CRYING ]

Bobbie: I'M PRAYING TO GOD
I DON'T LOSE MY DAUGHTER,

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT
THE OTHER ONE WILL MAKE IT.

YOU WANT TO GO
SIT DOWN, SWEETHEART?

NO.

OKAY.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

Brandi:
I DON'T WANT MY SISTER TO DIE.

IF SHE DIED,
I KNOW I WOULD DIE.

THERE'S NO POINT
IN LIVING WITHOUT HER.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

**

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

Brandi: I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS HAPPENING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN TO HER,

AND I'M JUST SO SCARED.

IT'S VERY HARD
TO SEE HER LIKE THIS.

I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW,

BUT MY GRANDMA'S COMING.

WE CALLED HER, AND SHE
IMMEDIATELY GOT A FLIGHT.

THANKFULLY, SHE'S GONNA
BE HERE SOON.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

WHAT'S ALL THESE WIRES?

OH! [ SNIFFLES ]

THAT -- WHAT'S THAT?

Bobbie:
THAT'S HER BRAIN SCANNER.

THEY'RE SCANNING
HER BRAIN FUNCTION.

BUT THEY SAID
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, HONEY?

YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

YOU HANGING IN THERE?

TRYING TO.

TRYING TO?

YEAH. SHE'S A MESS.

I KNOW.
I THINK THEY'RE BOTH A MESS.

[ SNIFFLES ]

Sherry: IT'S PRETTY DEVASTATING.

I EXPECTED TO SEE HER WIRED UP,

BUT NOT LIKE SHE IS.

SHE'S TOTALLY LIFELESS
RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S JUST REALLY UPSETTING.

MY WORST FEAR IS
THAT SHE WON'T MAKE IT.

IF WE WERE TO LOSE
ONE OF THE TWINS, IN ESSENCE,

I THINK WE'D END UP
LOSING BOTH.

BRANDI -- SHE WOULD
NEVER BE THE SAME.

IS THAT BREATHING FOR HER?
SHE'S NOT BREATHING ON HER OWN?

SHE'S TRYING TO.

THEY BASICALLY
TOTALLY PARALYZED HER.

THEY'RE GONNA WARM HER UP
1/10 OF A DEGREE

EACH HOUR
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MY CONCERNS
THAT KANDI HAS SUFFERED

FROM A PULMONARY EMBOLISM
WAS CORRECT.

SHE STOPPED BREATHING.

SO, WE GOT HER STABLE AND PUT
HER IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA

SO HER BODY CAN RECOVER
WITHOUT ANY ADDED STRESS.

WE'LL WORK TO MAKE SURE

THAT SHE WILL RECOVER
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Brandi: I NEED MY SISTER
TO PULL THROUGH THIS.

SHE PROMISED
SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE ME.

WE WERE SUPPOSED
TO ALWAYS BE TOGETHER.

I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT HER.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

KANDI'S BEEN ON A VENTILATOR

AND IN A COMA
FOR A WEEK NOW.

AND TODAY, THE DOCTOR SAID
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY

AND WAKE HER UP
AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING.

I'M EXCITED, BUT I'M NERVOUS.

I HAVE NO IDEA IF ANYTHING'S
GONNA BE WRONG.

THEY SAID SHE COULD
HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE.

I JUST WANT HER TO BE ALL RIGHT
AND BACK WITH ME.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY,
WE'RE GONNA BRING KANDI

OUT OF HER COMA
AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING

AND WORK TO GET HER
FULLY RECOVERED.

ONCE SHE'S FULLY AWAKE,
WE'LL SEE HOW SHE'S DOING

AND SEE WHAT TESTS WE NEED
TO RUN TO DETERMINE

IF THERE ARE ANY LONG-TERM
EFFECTS FROM THIS.

-THERE YOU GO. ALL DONE?
-ALL DONE.

THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO.

THE OXYGEN IS READY.

-[ COUGHING ]
-THERE YOU GO.

THERE WE GO.

[ COUGHING ]

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

SUPER.

YOU FEELING OKAY NOW?

CAN YOU MOVE YOUR FEET?

ALL RIGHT.

KEEP WORKING ON THEM, OKAY?

Dr. Nowzaradan: EVERYTHING
IS LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

KANDI IS AWAKE AND AWARE,

AND SHE CAN MOVE HER BODY,
WHICH IS ENCOURAGING.

SHE SEEMS TO HAVE
RECOVERED WELL.

WE WILL RUN SOME TESTS
TO MAKE SURE,

BUT I'M VERY
ENCOURAGED RIGHT NOW.

BUT HER BODY HAS
BEEN THROUGH A LOT,

AND IT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE ABLE

TO TAKE ANOTHER
INCIDENT LIKE THIS.

Brandi: I JUST THANK GOD
THAT KANDI DIDN'T DIE

AND THERE'S NO BRAIN DAMAGE
OR ANY OTHER ISSUES.

I JUST WANT HER TO RECOVER,

SO WE CAN START
OUR WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY TOGETHER

AND GET A BETTER LIFE
FOR EACH OF US.

YOU FEEL BETTER...

WITH THAT OUT?

I'M FEELING RELIEVED.

I WAS TERRIFIED
THAT I LOST HER.

WHEN KANDI WAS IN A COMA,
EVERYONE WAS SAYING

SHE DOESN'T HEAR ME --
SHE DOESN'T FEEL ME.

BUT ME AND KANDI --
WE JUST HAVE THIS BOND.

I CAN FEEL IT.

DO YOU REMEMBER US
WALKING?

AFTER THAT,
YOU WENT AND LAID DOWN

AND YOU GOT SOME PAIN MEDICINE,
AND YOU FELL ASLEEP.

YOUR HEART STOPPED.

[ Crying ] THEY HAD TO
RUSH YOU TO THE ICU.

I WASN'T GONNA LEAVE YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU SCARED THE LIVING
[BLEEP] OUT OF ME.

Kandi: AT FIRST, I THOUGHT
I WAS DREAMING,

AND THEN I REMEMBER
I COULDN'T OPEN MY EYES.

AND I REMEMBER SITTING HERE,
PRAYING TO GOD,

"DON'T LET ME DIE."

BELIEVE ME --
I KNOW YOUR PAIN.

DON'T YOU DO THIS
[BLEEP] AGAIN.

MM-HMM.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD. YOU?

YOU FEELING OKAY?

MM-HMM.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

YOU READY TO GO HOME?

YEAH.

LET'S JUST CHECK
A COUPLE THINGS,

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

OKAY.

LET ME SEE HOW
YOUR INCISIONS ARE LOOKING.

OH.

ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.

SO, WE CAN GET YOU
GOING HOME AND BE UP

AND ACTIVE
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI HAS BEEN
DOING WELL THIS PAST WEEK.

ALL HER TESTS ARE
LOOKING GOOD RIGHT NOW,

AND SHE'S BEEN STAYING ACTIVE.

SO I THINK SHE HAS RECOVERED
ENOUGH TO GO HOME

AND CONTINUE WORKING
ON HER PROGRESS THERE.

-461, HUH?
-COOL.

ALL RIGHT, SUPER.

SWEET.

NOW, BRANDI,
WHILE YOU'RE HERE...

YEAH.

OKAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS,
YOU CALL ME.

OKAY.

IF NOT,
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY.

-THANK YOU.
-SHE'S DOING VERY GOOD.

Bobbie: GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BOTH GIRLS ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M HOPING THEY BOTH

WILL BE ABLE TO LOSE
30 POUNDS EACH MONTH.

Kandi: I'M GLAD TO BE GOING
HOME, BUT I'M SCARED THAT,

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME
AGAIN, I WON'T MAKE IT,

BECAUSE I WON'T BE
AT THE HOSPITAL

TO GET THE HELP I NEED.

SO, PART OF ME DOESN'T
WANT TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

Brandi: ONCE GRANDMA
KNEW KANDI WAS STABLE,

SHE HAD TO GO BACK HOME.

SO IT'S JUST US AND OUR MOM.

BEING AROUND MY MOM LIKE THIS
HAS STARTED TO BRING UP

A LOT OF THINGS THAT I THOUGHT
I WAS DONE DEALING WITH,

BUT I GUESS I HAVEN'T,
SO IT'S REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW.

-ARE YOU GOOD?
-YEP.

-ALL RIGHT.
-AND I WISH OUR GRANDMOTHER

WAS HERE TO GO HOME WITH US.

**

Brandi:
DO YOU NEED ANYTHING? NO?

Kandi: IT'S BEEN A MONTH
SINCE I'VE HAD SURGERY

AND A COUPLE MONTHS
SINCE BRANDI HAD HERS.

YOU FEELING FUNNY?

NO. I'M JUST WAITING
FOR THE PAIN TO COME.

[ LAUGHS ]

MY MOM HAD TO GO BACK HOME,
SO IT'S JUST ME AND BRANDI.

AND SHE'S BEEN
TAKING CARE OF ME.

OKAY?

BUT I HATE HAVING
TO RELY ON HER RIGHT NOW.

SHE HAS TO DO EVERYTHING
FOR US RIGHT NOW.

BUT I KNOW NOW HOW HARD IT WAS
FOR HER TO DO THIS,

SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW SHE KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.

I DON'T WANT TO GO
ANY FURTHER.

IT'S STARTING TO GET PAINFUL.
I THINK I'M DONE, TOO.

OKAY, THEN.
I'LL BE BACK.

Brandi: IT'S BEEN A HARD MONTH.

I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE KANDI ALONE

FOR EVEN A SECOND
BECAUSE I'M SCARED

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO HER AGAIN

THAT I WON'T BE THERE
TO HELP HER.

I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING HER
A LITTLE BIT,

SO I'M TRYING
TO GIVE HER SOME SPACE.

SO IT'S BEEN
A LITTLE TENSE AT HOME,

BUT IT WAS NICE
WHEN OUR MOM LEFT.

WE LOVE HER, BUT HAVING HER
AROUND A LOT RIGHT NOW

BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF EMOTION

FROM OUR CHILDHOOD,

STUFF WE THOUGHT
WE HAD GOTTEN PAST.

SO I THINK, RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH THAT

AND TRYING TO PROCESS
WHAT IT MEANS.

WE USED TO RUN TO FOOD
TO DEAL WITH IT,

AND NOW WE CAN'T,
AND THAT'S REALLY SCARY.

SO, EVERYTHING THAT WAS BELOW
THE SURFACE IS NOW COMING UP,

AND IT'S A LOT TO DEAL WITH.

KANDI AND I HAVE STARTED
TO GET UP THE COURAGE

TO DO MORE IN PUBLIC.

WE'VE BEEN LOSING WEIGHT,

BUT WE KNOW WE NEED
TO BE MORE ACTIVE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO A GYM TODAY
TO TRY A CrossFit CLASS.

Brandi: I'M REALLY NERVOUS
WE'RE GONNA BE

THE BIGGEST PEOPLE
IN THE CLASS

AND PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE
TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

I'D RATHER IT JUST BE
WITH A TRAINER.

-HOW'S IT GOING?
-FINE. HOW ARE YOU?

-GOOD. I'M PHIL.
-HI. KANDI.

-KANDI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.

-HI. I'M BRANDI.
-BRANDI.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S DO THIS.

EVERYBODY, OVER HERE FOR ME.

WE'VE GOT KANDI
AND BRANDI HERE.

THEY'RE DOING THEIR FIRST
CrossFit CLASS WITH US TODAY,

SO DO SOME INTRODUCTIONS,
AND THEN WE'LL GET MOVING.

LET'S GO.

-HI.
-KANDI.

THIS IS A LITTLE OUTSIDE
OUR COMFORT ZONE,

BUT WE'RE PUSHING OURSELVES
A LITTLE MORE

TO FACE OUR FEARS TOGETHER.

GIVE YOURSELF A BIG BEAR HUG.

GO SIDE TO SIDE.

THAT HURTS.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE WEAK.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE ON
THE FOAM ROLLERS, SWITCH SIDES.

KANDI HERE,
AND BRANDI OVER HERE.

AND PRESS THAT
HIP OPEN EVEN MORE.

LEAN, REACH FORWARD,
AND THEN PULL IN.

SO, LET'S TEST THAT OUT.

LET'S LEAN BACK
AND PULL YOURSELF UP.

Brandi:
WITH ALL WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,

WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING
STRONGER TOGETHER.

Phil: THERE YOU GO!

AND ONE THING WE DON'T
WANT TO DO ANYMORE

IS LIVE IN ALL THE FEAR WE HAVE.

I THINK THAT'S MORE EXERCISE
THAN WE'VE DONE OUR WHOLE LIFE.

THAT WAS GOOD.

THERE WAS REALLY NO REASON
TO BE SO AFRAID OF DOING THIS.

WE'RE LEARNING THAT
WE CAN PUSH OURSELVES

TO FACE A LOT OF OUR FEARS.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE
IN FEAR LIKE WE HAVE,

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
HOLDING US BACK

SO MUCH MORE THAN WE REALIZED.

IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS
SINCE OUR SURGERY,

AND MY MOM HAS
COME BACK TO VISIT US.

THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE,
IT WAS REALLY HARD

BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS
FROM OUR CHILDHOOD

STARTED COMING BACK UP.

SO WE ASKED DR. NOW TO
REFER US TO A THERAPIST,

AND WE'RE TAKING
OUR MOM WITH US.

BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WE WANT
HER TO COME IN AND TALK YET.

SO I JUST HOPE SHE RESPONDS
WELL WHEN WE ASK HER TO.

WE'RE JUST REALLY NERVOUS,

'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT

OR HOW SHE'S GOING TO REACT.

Woman: HI, GUYS.
YOU WANT TO COME ON BACK?

Frey: I'M HOPING
THE THERAPIST HELPS US

TO START THE CONVERSATION
WITH OUR MOTHER.

PART OF ME FEELS LIKE WE SHOULD
BE DOING THIS ON OUR OWN FIRST,

BUT I DON'T THINK MY MOM WOULD
STAY FOR A FULL CONVERSATION.

THANKS FOR MEETING
WITH ME TODAY.

WHERE ARE YOU BOTH AT?

-I RECENTLY HAD SURGERY.
-MM-HMM.

AND, UM...

I HAD ISSUES, WHERE MY HEART
ACTUALLY STOPPED.

SO THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY
VERY TRAUMATIC.

-MM-HMM.
-I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE,

TALKING WITH ME NOW
ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU.

AND HOW'S THIS
IMPACTED YOU, BRANDI?

IT SCARED THE LIVING CRAP
OUT OF ME.

YEAH.

WHAT EMOTIONS HAVE BEEN
COMING UP FOR YOU LATELY?

ANXIETY, STRESS.

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM. FEAR.

SO, YOU MENTIONED ANXIETY.

SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
RESONATES WITH BOTH OF YOU.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE
KIND OF HAD TO DEAL WITH

MOST OF YOUR LIFE?

WE'VE HAD THINGS HAPPEN
WHEN WE WERE KIDS

THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE
HAPPENED, AND...

SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE
VERY CLOSE,

THAT YOU FOUND SAFETY
WITH EACH OTHER.

WHAT ABOUT MOM?

SHE'S AN ALCOHOLIC.

SO MOM REALLY WASN'T
ABLE TO PROTECT YOU

OR BE WHAT YOU NEEDED
BECAUSE OF HER OWN ISSUES?

MM-HMM.

SO, HOW DO YOU THINK
MOM'S CHOICES AROUND

HER DRINKING IMPACT YOU
NOW, AS ADULTS?

TRUST, FOR SURE.

IT'S THE ONE PERSON
THAT YOU SHOULD

BE ABLE TO TRUST
WITH EVERYTHING.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH HER

ABOUT JUST HOW
THAT IMPACTED YOU?

WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE
TO TALK TO HER TODAY,

IF WE CAN BRING HER IN,
BUT SHE DOESN'T KNOW.

I JUST DON'T WANT
TO MAKE HER MAD.

THAT, TOO.

OKAY.

SO, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE
ANY FEAR ABOUT BACKLASH,

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO MOM?

THAT SHE TRAUMATIZED US...

AND THAT SHE AFFECTED OUR LIFE
A LOT MORE THAN SHE THINKS.

OKAY. MAYBE WE SHOULD
INVITE MOM IN?

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M REALLY SCARED.

I REALLY HOPE THIS GOES WELL
AND IT DOESN'T CAUSE HER

TO GET UPSET AT US
OR START TO SCREAM.

IF SHE DOES, I REALLY DON'T KNOW
HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE IT.

**

SO, MAYBE WE SHOULD
INVITE MOM IN NOW?

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

Brandi: USUALLY, WHEN WE TALK,
SHE'D FREAK OUT,

AND WE'D ALL START
YELLING AND SCREAMING,

AND SHE'D LEAVE OR WE'D LEAVE.

HAVE A SEAT ON
THE CHAIR HERE.

I JUST WANT TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER,

SO, HOPEFULLY, IT WILL CHANGE.

WE WERE TALKING, MOM,
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES

THAT THE GIRLS HAD HAD JUST
THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE

AND HOW THAT
HAS SHAPED THEM.

HAVING THOSE EXPERIENCES
VALIDATED

HELPS US MOVE THROUGH
THE HURT,

AND IT MENDS RELATIONSHIPS.

WHY DON'T WE DO THAT
A LITTLE BIT?

CAN WE SHARE
SOME OF THE THINGS

WE WANT MOM TO UNDERSTAND?

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO US
JUST REALLY HURT US.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I JUST DON'T GET,
IF YOU LOVED US SO MUCH,

WHY YOU DID THE STUFF
THAT YOU DID.

YOU EVEN SAID, IF YOU LOVE US,
YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE US.

YOU LEFT US.

I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF I LEFT.

TOLD BY WHO?

WELL, THE POLICE,
FOR NUMBER ONE.

YEAH, BUT WHY WERE THEY CALLED?
IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF US.

THAT TIME WAS BECAUSE OF
ONE OF YOU THREATENED SUICIDE,

AND I DON'T REMEMBER
WHICH ONE OF YOU.

THAT WAS ME, AND I ONLY DID IT
'CAUSE YOU KEPT DOING IT.

JUST TO MAKE YOU
FEEL HOW WE FELT.

AND THEN,
IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE,

THAT DAY, IS WHEN
YOU ACTUALLY TRIED.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT DAY
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

I'M REALLY UPSET THAT YOU
DON'T REMEMBER A LOT OF IT,

AND IT FEELS LIKE,
SOMETIMES, WHEN WE --

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT,

LIKE, YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT
THAT IT HAPPENED.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I HAVE NEVER SAID I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT IT'S HAPPENED.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT I CAN DO TODAY

TO MAKE THAT FEELING
GO AWAY.

SO, MOM, IT MAY BE HELPFUL
TO LET THEM KNOW

THAT YOU UNDERSTAND.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT
HURT YOU BOTH REALLY BAD.

I DO REGRET THAT.

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GO BACK
TO THESE PLACES, BUT...

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
AND NECESSARY

IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD.

I LOVE THEM BOTH.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM BOTH.

MM-HMM.

AND I DEFINITELY WANT
OUR RELATIONSHIP

TO CONTINUE GROWING.

MY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE
THAT THE THREE OF YOU

CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM
THAT WE'VE STARTED HERE.

WHEN THINGS COME UP,
AS THEY COME UP,

SHARE YOUR FEELINGS,

SO THAT THINGS
DON'T GET STUFFED,

BECAUSE IF YOU STUFF IT,
IT COMES OUT,

AND IT COMES OUT, USUALLY,
IN UNHEALTHY WAYS.

IT WAS GOOD SEEING YOU.
THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING...

Kandi: I THINK, OVERALL,
TODAY WAS GOOD.

I WAS SAD TO HEAR
SOME OF HOW MY MOM VIEWED

WHAT SHE DID WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

BUT AT LEAST SHE
WAS WILLING TO TALK,

AND I THINK
THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE.

OUR MOM WASN'T THERE FOR US
GROWING UP, AND THAT HURTS,

AND THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY EASY.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,

I CAN SEE HOW WE CAN GET
PAST THIS, AND THAT'S HUGE.

IT'S JUST ABOUT A YEAR
SINCE WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY.

IT'S BEEN NOTHING
LIKE I IMAGINED IT --

SO MUCH HARDER IN SOME WAYS
AND SO MUCH BETTER IN OTHERS.

Brandi: I THINK I MADE THE
PROGRESS THAT DR. NOW EXPECTS.

I'M JUST NERVOUS TO SEE
HOW MUCH I'VE LOST.

[ LAUGHS ] OH.

Kandi: I'M JUST SO PROUD OF US,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY.

HELLO. SO, BRANDI,

YOU ARE DOWN TO 360 POUNDS.

HOW DO YOU FEEL WITH THAT?

AMAZING. [ CHUCKLES ]

YOU STICK WITH THE PROGRAM,
AND YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.

HOW YOU DOING, KANDI?

Kandi: GOOD.

YOU'RE DOWN TO 384 POUNDS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU FEELING OKAY?

YEAH. IT'S A LOT EASIER
TO MOVE AROUND.

Dr. Nowzaradan: BRANDI AND KANDI
BOTH LOST OVER 200 POUNDS,

AND I THINK THEY'LL
CONTINUE TO DO WELL.

I THINK THEY'VE BECOME
A LITTLE BIT MORE INDEPENDENT.

I'M PROUD OF BOTH GIRLS.

BOTH OF YOU'VE DONE
VERY WELL.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT,
IN A YEAR,

YOU ARE GONNA REACH
YOUR GOAL OF 200 POUNDS.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

-I'M PROUD OF YOU, SIS.
-I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO.

Brandi: IT MEANS EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT TOGETHER.

I [SCOFFS] WOULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT HER.

I PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT HER.

IT'S BEEN
A VERY LONG PROCESS,

VERY LONG JOURNEY
TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE.

I'M JUST SO HAPPY WITH WHAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

Kandi: BOTH BRANDI AND I
ARE REALLY EXCITED

TO KEEP DOING NEW THINGS
TOGETHER AND ON OUR OWN.

WE FIGURE, EACH MONTH,

WE'LL TRY SOMETHING NEW
WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.

WE'VE JUST SPENT
MOST OF OUR LIVES HIDING,

SO EVERYTHING SEEMS
EXCITING TO US.

WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO KEEP
TALKING TO OUR MOTHER.

IT'S BEEN GOOD,
BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME.

BUT I THINK OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS STARTING TO IMPROVE,

AND THAT'S NICE.

WE FOUND OUT THAT
SHE DIDN'T DRINK AT ALL

WHILE WE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,

SO I'M REALLY ENCOURAGED.

EVERYTHING IS NOT PERFECT,
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,

WE BOTH CAN SEE HOW THINGS
CAN GET BETTER,

BECAUSE THEY ARE.

LIFE RIGHT NOW IS JUST
FULL OF POTENTIAL,

AND WE AREN'T GONNA STOP GROWING
LIKE WE NEED ANYTIME SOON.

Woman #1: WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
I HAD SO MANY DREAMS.

NOW MY LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE.

OW! MY LEGS!

I'VE BEEN BEDBOUND CLOSE
TO THREE YEARS NOW.

Woman #2: JUST TO GET FROM
MY BED TO MY BATHROOM

IS LITERALLY LIKE HAVING

100-POUND BRICKS
SITTING ON MY FEET.

-DON'T DROP ME!
-I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP.

Woman: #1 I CAN'T GO ON
ANOTHER DAY LIKE THIS.

WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
I SEE A MONSTER.

[ Crying ]
HOW DO I FIX THIS?

Woman #2: IT'S THE CRUELEST
FORM OF ADDICTION.

Woman #3: I'M 603 POUNDS,

AND I'M A SINGLE MOTHER
OF FIVE CHILDREN.

I CAN'T STOP EATING.

Woman #2: I BINGE
LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN.

Woman #1:
I LIVE IN THIS CONSTANT SHAME.

Man: I NEVER THOUGHT SOMETHING
THAT I LOVE SO MUCH

WOULD MAKE ME THIS MISERABLE.

-YOU BUNCH OF BASTARDS!
-OW!

THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE.

I DEPEND ON YOU TO PUSH ME.
I'M DOING ALL THIS FOR YOU.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE LOST ANY
WEIGHT. YOU'RE KILLING HIM.

Woman: SOMETHING HAPPENED
IN YOUR PAST.

UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH IT,
WE CANNOT GET TO THE OTHER SIDE.

OH!
[ GROANS ]

Man: I WANT TO LIVE MORE
THAN ANYTHING.

YOU STAY THE [BLEEP]
AWAY FROM ME!

I'VE GOT TO FIGHT THIS ADDICTION

SO THAT I CAN SURVIVE
FOR MY FAMILY.

IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME,
YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY SORRY.

-OHH!
-THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE.

WHATEVER IT TAKES,
I'M GONNA DO IT.